God of Elisha
we praise you for all you did through him and your prophets
in healing those with dreaded illnesses to speaking truth to power
we thank you for the prophets of our day
who call out corruption in political life
who challenge our thinking on how we use the world’s resources
who campaign tirelessly for those on the margins
grant us the willingness to listen for and to the prophets of this day
and to pray for their work, as it is the work of your kingdom
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Kingdom building Christ
we thank you for the reminder the healing and wholeness you offer comes in ways we can do easily
in simple trust and love in you and your presence in our lives
we think of those in our land who long for healing and wholeness
the homeless
the refugee
the isolated
the lonely
grant them peace
refuge
a place to call home
and a reminder that, sometimes, it needs them to take a step in faith to receive the help and assistance which they need
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Assisting Spirit
we thank you for your presence with us and in the world
support us in our prayers for those we know and those people and situations we hear in the news
remind us, though it seems such a simple act
it has the power to transform lives
through Christ, our Lord, we pray
Amen